Primal Percussion

You see an advert for a group called Soleil Noir and expect something exotic. Différent. So it was and so I went to have a listen. Mellow acoustic music, live, is very rare.

A pleasant surprise that I was acquainted with the guitarist and, in the small world department, the flautist is from New York, as am I of several eons ago. They were delightful. Très reposant.

Some intricate rhythm and sometimes entrancing. When I look at their "influences" (except for Hakim) I'm completely at a loss. They're seeking their own sound, of course, and you don't want to be too comparative, but I was thinking Ottmar Liebert meets Jethro Tull if they'd really like to bust out. They kicked back covering Paint It, Black. I was the only one in the place alive then. My, my... that would be like getting into Rudy Vallee in '66.